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Having problems with your Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3 Digital Camera ?

Formatting 1gb sd card. camera has been upgraded to ver 1.03e some time ago and has been working fine with 2gb card. Now formatting the 1gb card returns 'formatting card' initially, then 'unable to use card' and finally 'system error' before switching off

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Preformat : By Fix-shad0w

#1Insert your memory card into your computer's reader if you have one. If not, you can purchase a multi-format USB Memory Card reader from Amazon.com or Buy.com#2Open up 'My Computer'. You should see it under the list of available drives.#3Check its contents first to make sure that you have the right drive.#4In 'My Computer', right-click on the drive and choose 'Format'.#5Leave all the options as they are and click on 'Start'. This is a non-reversible process so make sure this is what you truly wanted to do in the first place.#6Once the process is completed, take the memory card out and insert it into your Digital Camera or any other device. Try to browse to it to make sure it works fine now.

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